Editing Colorado Springs, Colorado (section)

==Education==

===Primary and secondary education===
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'''Public schools'''
The public education in the city is divided into several school districts: 
* [[Colorado Springs School District 11]] (center of the city)
* [[Academy School District 20]] (north end)
* [[Falcon School District 49]] (east side)
* [[Widefield School District 3]] (south end)
* [[Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8]] (far south end)
* [[Harrison School District 2]] (south central area)
* [[James Irwin Charter High School]] (east central area)
* [[Cheyenne Mountain School District 12]] (southwest corner)
* [[The Vanguard School (Colorado)|The Vanguard School]], [[CIVA Charter High School]] and [[The Classical Academy (Colorado)|The Classical Academy]] are charter schools.
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'''Private schools'''
* [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Colorado Springs]] schools<ref>{{cite web |title=School Listing |url=https://ucsdcs.org/about-us/school-listing |website=Unified Catholic Schools – Diocese of Colorado Springs |access-date=June 18, 2022 |language=en-gb |archive-date=September 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926145023/http://ucsdcs.org/about-us/school-listing |url-status=live }}</ref> including within the boundaries of the city
** Corpus Christi Catholic School – PreK-8
** Divine Redeemer Catholic School – PreK-8
** St. Gabriel Classical Academy – PreK-3
** St. Paul Catholic School – PreK-8
* [[St. Mary's High School (Colorado Springs)|St. Mary's High School]] – an independent Catholic high school<ref>{{cite web |title=St. Mary's High School |url=https://www.smpirates.org/ |website=www.smpirates.org |access-date=June 18, 2022 |language=en |archive-date=June 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627151816/https://www.smpirates.org/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Fountain Valley School of Colorado]] – a residential high school established in 1930 with a current enrollment of about 240.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fountain Valley School of Colorado |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/colorado/fountain-valley-school-of-colorado-306484#students-and-teachers |website=U.S. News & World Report |access-date=June 18, 2022 |archive-date=June 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618173901/https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/colorado/fountain-valley-school-of-colorado-306484#students-and-teachers |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[The Colorado Springs School]] –  a preK-12 school established in 1962 with a current enrollment of about 300.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Colorado Springs School homepage |url=http://css.org/ |access-date=September 15, 2010 |archive-date=October 27, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091027211033/http://www.css.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Colorado Springs School |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/colorado/the-colorado-springs-school-306496 |website=U.S. News & World Report |access-date=June 18, 2022 |archive-date=June 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618173901/https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/colorado/the-colorado-springs-school-306496 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Colorado Springs Christian Schools]] – A PreK–12th grade Christian school with two campuses started in 1972 and with an enrollment of about 1,150 in 2021.<ref>{{Cite news| last = Rabey| first = Steve| title = Colorado Springs Christian Schools celebrates 50 years| work = Colorado Springs Gazette| accessdate = June 11, 2022| date = May 1, 2022| url = https://gazette.com/life/colorado-springs-christian-schools-celebrates-50-years/article_b19b2968-c0a9-11ec-8b01-b7a1a3632466.html| archive-date = May 28, 2022| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220528214641/https://gazette.com/life/colorado-springs-christian-schools-celebrates-50-years/article_b19b2968-c0a9-11ec-8b01-b7a1a3632466.html| url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Colorado Springs Christian Schools |url=http://www.cscslions.org/ |website=www.cscslions.org |access-date=June 18, 2022 |archive-date=June 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624072130/http://cscslions.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Evangelical Christian Academy – a preK-12 school established in 1971 with a current enrollment of about 350.<ref>{{cite web |title=About ECA {{!}} Evangelical Christian Academy |url=https://www.ecaeagles.org/eca-at-a-glance/ |access-date=June 18, 2022 |archive-date=May 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517032558/https://www.ecaeagles.org/eca-at-a-glance/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Pikes Peak Christian School – a preK-12 Christian school with a current enrollment of about 210<ref>{{cite web |title=About – Pikes Peak Christian School |url=https://www.ppcseagles.org/about/ |website=www.ppcseagles.org |access-date=June 18, 2022 |archive-date=March 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331083253/https://www.ppcseagles.org/about/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Pikes Peak Christian School |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/colorado/pikes-peak-christian-school-322511 |access-date=June 18, 2022 |archive-date=June 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618173923/https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/colorado/pikes-peak-christian-school-322511 |url-status=live }}</ref> 
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In addition the state of Colorado runs the [[Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind]], a residential school for people up to age 21 and established in 1874, in the city.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind – CSPM |url=https://www.cspm.org/cos-150-story/the-colorado-school-for-the-deaf-and-the-blind/ |website=www.cspm.org |access-date=June 18, 2022 |archive-date=February 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213104441/https://www.cspm.org/cos-150-story/the-colorado-school-for-the-deaf-and-the-blind/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Higher education===
[[File:Air Force Academy Doolittle Hall by David Shankbone.jpg|thumb|Doolittle Hall on the campus of the [[United States Air Force Academy]]]]

State institutions offering bachelors and graduate degree programs in Colorado Springs include the [[University of Colorado Colorado Springs]] (UCCS) with more than 12,000 students<ref>{{cite web |title=Home {{!}} UCCS |url=https://www.uccs.edu/ |website=www.uccs.edu |access-date=September 16, 2022 |archive-date=September 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220916005404/https://www.uccs.edu/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Pikes Peak State College]] which offers mostly two-year degree associate degrees.<ref>{{cite web |title=About {{!}} Pikes Peak State College |url=https://www.pikespeak.edu/about/index.php |website=www.pikespeak.edu |access-date=September 17, 2022 |archive-date=September 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920171303/https://www.pikespeak.edu/about/index.php |url-status=live }}</ref>  The [[United States Air Force Academy]] is a federal institution offering bachelor's degrees for officer candidates.<ref>{{cite web |title=About |url=https://www.usafa.edu/about/ |website=United States Air Force Academy |access-date=September 17, 2022 |archive-date=September 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920171834/https://www.usafa.edu/about/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Private non-profit institutions include [[Colorado College]] established in 1874 with about 2,000 undergraduates.<ref>{{cite web |title=Colorado College |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/colorado-college-1347 |website=US News & World Report |access-date=September 17, 2022 |archive-date=September 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220917142121/https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/colorado-college-1347 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Colorado Christian University]] has its Colorado Springs Center in the city.<ref>{{cite web |title=Colorado Springs Center |url=https://www.ccu.edu/ccu/locations/coloradosprings/ |website=www.ccu.edu |access-date=September 17, 2022 |language=en |archive-date=September 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920170841/https://www.ccu.edu/ccu/locations/coloradosprings/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Private for-profit institutions include [[Colorado Technical University]] whose main campus is in Colorado Springs and [[IntelliTec College]] a technical training school.